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Buoy Desktop is a native dashboard for macOS, Windows, and Linux that mirrors your on-device Buoy tools to a full-size window in real time. Same tools as the floating menu — with dramatically more room — plus a live performance HUD, multi-device switching, and remote control over the running app.

Requirements

Buoy Pro — Desktop is a Pro feature.
A running app with Buoy devtools installed and open on a device or simulator.
The app and the desktop dashboard on the same machine or local network.

Install

Download Buoy Desktop from buoy.gg. It auto-updates, so you stay on the latest build.

Connect your app

Buoy tools sync to a local broker on port 42831. Point your app's sync at the desktop:

Simulator / emulator — http://localhost:42831 (Android emulator: http://10.0.2.2:42831).
Physical device — http://<your-computer-ip>:42831, on the same Wi-Fi network.

Launch Buoy Desktop first; it starts the broker and auto-detects connected devices. Use the device switcher in the title bar to choose which device every tool inspects.

What Desktop adds

Full-screen tools — Network, Storage, Console, React Query, Redux/Zustand/Jotai, Routes, Events, and more, each in a real panel.
Live performance HUD — Stream FPS, CPU, and memory from the device while you use it.
Multi-device — Switch between every connected simulator and physical device.
Remote actions — Edit storage, dispatch Redux, refetch queries, and navigate the app from your desk.
Screenshot tool — Capture a region or a specific component from the iOS Simulator.

How it works

The desktop app hosts the same local broker the MCP server uses. Your app connects as a device; the dashboard connects as a "Dashboard" client and receives live state and sends actions over the external-sync protocol. Nothing leaves your machine.

What's Next

AI / MCP Server — Drive the same tools from your AI editor
Quick Start — Get Buoy into your app